Papers by olanrewaju victor
We are in a society where its system permits an individual to take precedence over a group/commun... more We are in a society where its system permits an individual to take precedence over a group/community; the reason why we often put wealth above good character. In Africa, some scholars, text and philosophers have attributed this social woe on imperial influx that took over African traditional institution around 19th century. In his quest to search for socio-cultural, metaphysical, epistemic and moral constituents of a person, Ifeanyi Menkiti, a prolific African philosopher gave a turgid articulation on the Person and Community in African Traditional Thought, with a sharp position that a community/group takes precedence over a person/individual. Put difference, it is a community that defines an individual. This paper therefore is committed to review and critically examine contents in this Menkiti’s radical communitarian position. Doing this, we shall examine the essence of a person/individual (with a special focus on metaphysical, epistemic and moral constituents of a person), the pro...
The paper attempts a moral consideration on confidentiality and office administration. Confidenti... more The paper attempts a moral consideration on confidentiality and office administration. Confidentiality is seen as a major theme and ethical code in office administration cum public administration; it is a duty an administrator not to disclose or relate some confidential information to public or third party without receiving the consent of the higher or topmost officer (issuer of the information) of the organization. It could be infer from the foregoing that duty of confidentiality constitutes a moral dilemma in office administration especially public office where conflict of interest emerges between the employer and employee, and the relationship between one employee and the other is of great essentiality. Now, the question is, what obligation an office officer/administrator has to protect the image of the organization? What role should one play on duty of confidentiality as an administrator where there is conflict of interest; for instance, a situation when an office secretary was ...
Over the last two decades or so, the use of indigenous knowledge in development has become an ans... more Over the last two decades or so, the use of indigenous knowledge in development has become an answer of sorts, representing one possible way of negotiating the so-called 'development predicament', or, indeed, the 'death of development'. In response to this challenge, this research work attempts to offer a view as to how and why this situation has come about, by exploring some of the key issues which await the unwary in their conceptualisation and deployment of indigenous knowledge in various development challenges in Africa, because the use of indigenous knowledge has been seen by many as an alternative way of promoting development in poor rural communities in many parts of the world. Thus, this paper tends to analyse some developmental issues as related to Africa developmental project using indigenous knowledge.
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Papers by olanrewaju victor